The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Monday upheld the constitutionality of a Texas law mandating daily observance of a minute of silence in public schools. The three-judge panel affirmed the ruling...

 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)  characterized CIA tactics used against terrorism suspects as constituting torture in a confidential 2007 report, according an article published in the New York Review of Books earlier this month. Author...

Zimbabwean human rights activist Jestina Mukoko was released on bail Monday after three months of detention on the authorization of President Robert Mugabe . Mukoko, director of the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP)...

Israeli Attorney General Meni Mazuz informed outgoing Prime Minister Ehmud Olmert Sunday that he intends to file an indictment against him in the District Court of Jerusalem for receiving illicit funds. Charges...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced Monday that a long-awaited decision on a controversial arrest warrant sought for Sudanese head of state Omar al-Bashir would be...